EAST
(Speculating; likes to look at the big picture and the possibilities before acting)
  • Strengths (4 adjectives): systemic, insightful, cautious, global
  • Limitations (4 adjectives): cautious, the need to talk through plan before acting
  • Most difficult style to work with? Why? South – considering everyone’s feelings and voices slows the process
  • NTK to collaborate with you effectively? We want to know the ‘end product’
  • What do you value about other three styles? North, we value action; West, we value details; South we value their inter- and intrapersonal skills
Job Title

K-6 Math Coach


Description
Review data PSSA, 4 sight, etc.
Use data to identify struggling students
Identify strategies and programs for struggling students
Implement new instructional strategies
Provide PD for teachers
Meet with administrators to collaborate about programs that are working and new programs to be implemented
Review curriculum as it relates to PA standards, and text
Core Team SST

(New position and I am sure this will evolve to a more traditional coaching role)

Resp 1
Review all PSSA data and 4 sight data
Identify basic and below basic students
Communicate information to teacher as for their DI

Resp 2
Identify new strategies and best practices for instruction
Coordinate strategies and best practices

Resp 3
Core team Meetings 2nd and 4th Wednesday for student referrals
Resp 4
Review curriculum and text for correlation to PA standards
Develop a instructional map


BIG IDEAS from your article: 5 Key Points to Building a Coaching Program
· To bring about change. The new ideas you are presenting have to be easier than the old way of doing things.
· Partnership between the teachers, coaches and principals.
· Proper balance
Implications these big ideas raise for me in my work as a coach:
· Need time scheduled to work with the involved parties.
· Convincing everyone that the BIG IDEAS are important.


Important connection you are able to make between PLN and the article:
· Different ideas/different techniques can help everyone!